Claire Finkelstein is the Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the

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, and the Director of its Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law.

Biography

Finkelstein attended

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(B.A. 1986), the

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, Sorbonne ("Maîtrise" (Masters) in philosophy 1987),

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(first year of J.D., 1987–1988),

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(J.D. 1993, Articles Editor, ''

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''), and the

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(Department of Philosophy, Ph.D. 1996)."C.V."
/ref> She taught law initially at the

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(Boalt Hall). She then taught at the

, where Finkelstein is the Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and the founder (in 2012) and Director of its Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law. She is a Senior Fellow at the

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. She is co-editor of ''The Oxford Series in Ethics, National Security, and the Rule of Law'', and a volume editor of its titles. In 2008 Finkelstein was an

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, Siemens Fellow,

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Winner.

References

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